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Salamanders are connected with folk magic and were thought of as one of the 4 elemental creatures in Alchemy. They were also thought to be the source of a curious ancient relic: the fire cleansed cloth. mythcrafts.com/2025/08/09/bo…
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As a goddess, Seshat was tasked with presiding over all that was written. She ruled the entire domain of the written word, overseeing its use in the mortal world, the celestial heavens, and the realm of the dead. mythcrafts.com/2025/03/13/go…
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In the late 1950’s, two Italian brothers set up a space listening station in an abandoned Nazi bunker. They claim to have received and recorded transmissions from “Lost Cosmonauts”, explorers whose deaths they maintain were covered up… mythcrafts.com/2018/10/18/sp…
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A connection between marriage and the domestication of the weasel becomes apparent when we consider that the modern Greek word for weasel also means “little bride” and contextualize it against some of the associated folklore #FolkloreThursday mythcrafts.com/2025/04/18/gr…
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Talking about my book, and why deconstructing narratives promoting female submission and obedience are so important. youtu.be/s3rMBuWjI-w?si=IFoC…
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While most of the Egyptian cult centers worshiped current, living gods, there was also a dedicated cult-center for those gods that came before: Khenmw or “eight-town” (later called Hermopolis after the Greek Hermes) mythcrafts.com/2017/09/11/th…
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What if the “sexually dangerous woman” was never a myth—but a tool of control? How have stories about female sexuality been used to justify fear, shame, and violence against women? youtu.be/s3rMBuWjI-w?si=nivx…

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Join us on Goddess Matters this week as we interview Emma Woods, the author of Bite Me. with cohost Andrea Slominski. We’ll explore the history of the vagina dentata myth, patriarchal control of women’s bodies, and why reclaiming female sexuality matters now more than ever.
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The Ages of Man were theoretical ages of humanity that existed before current day human being was created and formed a part of the greater cosmological understanding of both the Greek and Roman civilizations. mythcrafts.com/2021/01/07/th…
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Sometime in the 12th century A.D. Chinese and Europeans made an important observation: Loadstones always aligned themselves to the North Star and any metal left in contact with a loadstone would acquire this ability. mythcrafts.com/2023/01/29/th…
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The Călușari originated as a secret fraternal dance troupe known for “their ability to create the impression of flying in the air”, which he thought represented both the galloping of a horse as well as the dancing of fairies #MythologyMonday mythcrafts.com/2019/05/23/da…
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In the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, only six people remained after a brutal war. As they left the plain of the mortals and headed upwards along a questionable path towards the heavens, a black dog joined them on the journey. 🔗👇 #MythologyMonday mythcrafts.com/2016/11/29/th…

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What do two enlightened Buddhist beings, a mythical Wind Horse, and a Russian painter with ties to Tibet and the highest levels of the U.S. Government share in common? They all possess(ed) the Cintamani stone, a wish fulfilling jewel. #MythologyMonday mythcrafts.com/2018/10/09/th…
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